Join ITS Australia and ITS (UK) for a review of this year’s ITS World Congress in Hamburg. With many ITS (UK) members and all ITS Australia ones unable to make it, you can take this opportunity to hear from, and ask questions of, those who were there.
Our panel will be led by Prof Eric Sampson who was Chief Rapporteur of the event, who will give his summary of the key sessions and talking points. He’ll be joined by representatives of ITS (UK) who were in and around the exhibition and staffing the UK Pavilion to discuss what exhibition visitors were talking about. The one hour webinar will be moderated by ITS (UK) Communications Manager Paul Hutton, who produced podcasts from the event talking to exhibitors around the world and can give his thoughts on some of the key topics and technological breakthroughs he reported on. ITS Australia’s CEO Susan Harris will be on the panel asking questions from an Australian perspective on behalf of the organisation’s members taking part on the day.
Recording
Panellists
Eric Sampson
Ambassador / ITS (UK)
Ian is the Head of Profession for WSP’s Intelligent Transport practice in the UK. He has over 35 years’ experience in transport infrastructure and network design and consultancy.
Ian has played a leading role in many of the studies and projects that have shaped the face of ITS in the UK, including the ground breaking M42 Active Traffic Management Trial, authoring the standards for ITS on motorways in the UK, creating the NIS Joint Venture that is delivering the National Traffic Information Service, and the first two connected corridors in the UK. Ian has written numerous papers and thought pieces and has presented at Conferences across the world. He is an active member of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Group.
Paul Hutton
Communications Manager / ITS United Kingdom / Founder, PH Initiatives
Paul is one of the world’s leading journalists in intelligent transport systems, not only having a background in writing and talking about the industry but also running businesses delivering ITS solutions.
A trained broadcast journalist who worked as a presenter, newsreader and sports reporter on local and national radio and TV, Paul has been in the ITS sector for 20 years having run the operations of two radio traffic news companies.
Paul worked on the Travel Information Highway and delivered the Traffic Radio service for government as well as providing traffic reports for the vast majority of BBC and commercial radio stations across the UK and also working in Canada, Australia and the US. During that time, he introduced technology solutions such as the use of Floating Vehicle Data and app-based services.
He has since edited a global ITS magazine and produced high quality ITS-related podcast news programmes from events around the world as well as providing consultancy, writing and moderating services and operational management for a range of companies. He regularly comments on transport technology solutions on mainstream media.
Susan Harris
Chief Executive Officer / ITS Australia
As Chief Executive of ITS Australia, and with an extensive career in transport strategy, Susan is ideally placed at the intersection of technology and transport. Supported by strong connections to the international ITS community and the global network of ITS Associations, Susan works tirelessly advocating for the benefits of transport technologies for business and for the broader Australian community.
Susan is highly regarded for her roles supporting the growth and innovation of the nation’s transport technology industries. She works across a number of industry advisory groups and is a regular advisor to the State and Federal Governments, and their Ministers, on transport technology and mobility issues.